"09.29.04 OK I have let the cat out of the bag now. I am 19 weeks pregnant. I found out just before my one year check up. Needless to say Dr F was not to pleased. He would like us to wait 18 months to 2 years out to become pregnant. Although he would rather that people wait he has been happy with my results. I just saw him on the 17 and he's happy as things are going well. He just wants to follow me along with the OB. ***********
07-09-04 Went today for my one year check up
and am sooo excited. I have lost 170lbs!!!! Dr Frantzides was very happy for me. I can't tell you how great I feel!!!! I look at pictures from a year ago and can't believe it. Karen Thomas is sooo awesome!!! Her and Dr F are a fantastic team!!! I also met Dr Zien(I think), the new fellow, and he seems very nice. Anyone contemplating this surgery should definately see Dr F "Master of the Bariatric Universe!!!" If you are thinking about surgery, go to a support group meeting you can gather a lot of information. You don't need to be post op to go. You can meet other Frantzides groupies and we can tell you face to face, what a wonderful surgeon he is and how besides being the "best" he has a wonderful bedside manner that goes along with his expertise. A rare find!!!
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From the moment I met Dr. Frantzides I felt at ease about the surgery. He is very confident in his abilities which made me breathe a sigh of relief. His killer smile didn't hurt either. I had been to several different seminars on the surgery when a friend told me about Dr. Frantzides. I bless the day she told me his name, because that was the begining of my new life! I am eight weeks post op and feeling great now!! My hospital stay couldn't have been better. Everyone took such good care of me!! Renee is a fabulous nurse!!! Very caring and a great personality!! The entire nursing staff on the ninth floor is wonderful. I met with Karen the nutritionist and like her too! I did have a little trouble at first when starting on foods. They seemed to get stuck. Karen explained that the food might have been too dry. I also think that I have to work on eating slower, because if I eat to fast, food gets stuck too. But things are going much better now that I know these things. I was sorry to see Dr. Moore leave(great smile too!!), but I wish him the best. I have met the new Dr that works with Dr. Frantzides (sorry I don't know how to spell his name), and he seems very nice and knowledgable also. All in all my experience has been a positive one so far. I will be going to Dr.F support group on Aug 14 (they meet every second thursday of the month)and am looking forward to meeting other Dr.Frantzides groupies. See you then."
"The nursing staff was wonderful. I followed what was expected of me. I wanted to get up and walk around right away! So I had no problems with my stay or the staff at Rush. I think people have a problem and rate thier stay poorly if they don't want to follow the surgeons suggestions."
